Light Of The World

In a lonely all night diner on a rainy city street

A girl eats at the counter with a suitcase at her feet

And the waitress looks her over and she knows that she can't pay

So when the girl slips out the door she looks the other way

There's a small light in the dark night human kindness deep inside us

If you see it in somebody's eyes there's no reason to be so surprised

Let it shine on it's only the light of the world

In an empty Greyhound station an old man stands alone

He counts out all his money to buy a ticket home

And the agent says he's got enough and puts the money in the drawer

Then he reaches in his pocket and puts in a dollar more

There's a small light...

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On a dark deserted highway a boy holds out his thumb

Two headlights they light up his face as he turns his collar up

And the trucker he goes right on by as the snow starts comin' down

But then five miles on down the road he stops and turns around

Let it shine on let it shine on let it shine on

There's a small light...

There's a small light...

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